1991 KX500 first ride - I WAS SHOCKED!! 

I still think for the majority of us riders we did ourselves a great miss justice with acceptance of 4 strokes, manly in regards to serving.

Thank you for not playing music!!! Great job!

Oh heck yeah what an absolute BEAUTY!......Team Green ALWAYS!

The mighty 1991 Kawasaki KX500. When I was a 160lbs teenage hotshoe (Jay Clark used to actually hook me up with Pistons & Rings through Wiseco back then-Not in 1991 but in 1995 and 1996 I think.) the 1991 Kawasaki KX500 tamed me. Knocked me out and broke my arm. I was out for a long while. My vision was off for a few days (now that I think about it I had to start wearing glasses shortly after that). Gave me a pretty good concusion. Man oh man those where the days 😂🤣. W.F.O.!

In my younger years I had a KDX420. I loved it!

No replacement for displacement! Love the fact you can get a Rekluse for this! Absolutely gorgeous.

Imagine you've just learned of motocross. You're so enticed by it, and you make an impulse decision to go to your local dealership. With an bottomless wallet, you walk up to the bike that is most expensive. A few hours later, you're driving away with a 500 in the back of your truck. THE MADNESS!

Nothing like the power of a 500cc 2 stroke, they are amazing, they wear you out fast, but it is well worth it. I had a 1982 Suzuki RM465 for 8 years from 1982 until 1990. I got it brand new when I was 22 years old, and I rode the hell out of it for the next 8 years. Brand new it only cost $2.495, so that was not bad. I tricked it out, white brothers works air box, boyesen reeds, wiseco piston, you name it, I even sent the shocks to white brothers in California and had their shock mod done to them. It was a beast, it would rip your hands off the grips it was so fast, and the front wheel was hardly ever on the ground. The only bad part was the severe arm pump you get from trying to hang on to it. It was the best bike I ever had, and I wish I still had it today. In 8 years I never had one engine problem, all I did was put a fresh top end on it every winter, and it was good to go for the whole summer.

Good video. Rode my first big bore at 14. Went from 81 yz80 to a 81 Honda Cr450R (local pros bike). Raced a GP class, and had good results. All 125lbs of me on that big bore can wear you quickly. First gear was faster than my third gear on the 80. Had a couple big bores (Maico 490, Husqvarna 390, 430). Prefer smaller 250 works for me. Good vid. Thank You.

HELL YEAH...BIG BORE 2T POWER..The only way to REALLY FLY

That’s a sweet build. 🇺🇸☝️

So cool the recluse clutch makes such a difference this bike has so many nice touches done to it i can really appreciate it is a thing of beauty 1991 modernised looks a absolute beast of a machine 👌

The KX500 and CR500 kings of the big bore!!

I'm not shocked at all its a killer bike to start with. My 40 yr old 480 makes the same hp as a 2023 CRF450R and weighs around 25lbs less and built a crf150rb 2T 125 for my son. There far less expensive to build & maintain than all the new 4T junk

What a peace of work that is, amazing and sound crisp. I can only dream 👍🏻

Very nice i am a Kawasaki fan, had many but, 1982 Suzuki RM 465 would beat any similar bike on handling. Man...i mis those days. Enjoy your very nice Kawa.

Beautiful green monster.

Those things are beasts of a machine ❤❤❤

Oh man! What a dream bike! Rekluse is awesome! The long silencer makes that one of the best sounding KX500s on YT. Thank you for this vid!

Good ol 500 two strokes , power houses 👍

You are a braver man than I am riding that monster. You were rocking! And as a guy who uses big chainsaws everyday, I am impressed with Jays knowledge of the de comp button. Great video! # still motivated!

The Rekluse auto clutch is what transforms that beast into a ridable bike along with the modern suspension, that's a beautiful one of a kind bike.

Love the sound 🤟

grew up riding desert in 70s.....all the husky 400 and 490s, ktm 500s, and last bike i rode was 86 CR 500.....back then it was just normal......I never rode the KX......Danny Hamel was king of dez in early 90s on these.....great experience

Mannnn you guys build the coolest bikes on the planet hands down no question!

Sounds crisp. 🤙🏽

Awesome!!!

Riding a dragon!

Beautiful bike!

Yea!! I'd love to ride it

Man that sounds nice.

Raced and rode KX500s in the 80's 90's and 00s (5th at Pikes Peak in 99 in 500 pro) they rock

I had 2 KX500s and found them to be easy to ride, after a short learning curve.

my first bike was a little KX80, I graduated to the beastly KX 500, back in 91, when i went back to my kx 80 from time to time it was like riding a BMX LOL, the 500 was an absolute, I would have to practically lay on the tank to change gears lol

Fun stuff

I miss my KX500. So much easier to ride than a non power valve CR500 at 54 years old. Have to see what happens when i finish my 87 CR500 build next year. May have to find another KX500.

This is an awesome project! THIS is how you do a 500cc bike!

That bike!

KX 500 Torque that will make 450s blush

Back in the day the only way to go was with Pro Circuit engine modes and pipe nothing else was even close 💪👍🔥 !

I was lucky enough to have access to one of these, and a massive farm to ride it on, as a teenager. Half an hour at a time at most... it’s brutal...

There tame as a puppy until you open it up. The Guru touched it. Oh! Yea.!

I had several kx 500s and raced in best in the desert and m.r.a.n in the 90s and I'm still shocked. I just fart around on a ktm now days.

How'd you get an auto clutch for that bike? They usually don't make them for older bikes?

Did the 450 front end bolt on or did you have to modify it I have a 1990 kx125 I was do a updated front end on

Gotta stay on it right into the corners…😁😁

I had a chance years ago when I had a KX125 and my friend had a 89 kx500 we're climbing some hills and he was afraid to go up the hill with his bike so I ran down the hill and told him I get the bike up the hill when I get to the top of the hill I yelled down now you can chase me and catch me I stayed on that bike for a good hour didn't want to get off I love that bike. 500s are so much fun to ride, later on in life I did get a KTM mxc 500 bike was a Beast.

it would be a dream come true if Yamaha did a 2024 YZ500. fully up dated

With all the modern upgrades were you able to get the engine vibration down? I rode an 88 KX 500 and it was fun, but the engine vibration actually blurred my vision a little. That was one of the downsides (at least for the older KX 500's) for me.

I still wanna see someone ride behind me on one of the Kx500 I use to throw 100 foot roster tales I guess that recklues clutch puts it in a slipping the pads on dirt I'm not sure. I used to ride mine like a 125.

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I would take the auto clutch of(have it on my crfX)...to realy feel the power

Mine 99 Kx500 vibrates my arms to sleep!

Still have four kx500s. One the best desert bikes.

Looks badass but sounds like it lost it's Balls!!!

Man, where is this track at???

" I feel like a Man" !!!!!!!

The only thing I’ve ever ridden faster than my buddies yz490 is the z900rs I bought in 2020 and the first time I rode it I almost whiskeyed it in the parking lot I almost wrecked my buddies yz I cracked the throttle on the street one time and it stood straight up on me and shot rocks the whole way up his driveway til I was able to put it back down

Looks like a real colon ripper.

I would keep that bike in my lounge .

Those where cool bikes , I rode one for about 8 years after riding a cr 500 for 10 years. The kx was a better motor with the power valve , ran like a fast 4 stroke , much wider power band than the cr. Of course I'm on a modern KTM now and would never go back to the big vibrating Beast

Luv the bike but if you can't start it uvshouldnf ride it lol

I found my 89 CR500 easier to ride than a 250.....more forgiving with fun bottom end pull. Never should have sold for $1200

Checkout Kaplan America RU-vid channel the most bad ass Big Bore 2 strokes on the planet!!!

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Kx500 with serial fender Is more nicer!

Kx 500 with me on it will smoke any cr Honda end quote

What’s the best dirt bike for a 13 year old to ride in grass like in a yard

Not me I ride 2-Strokes,

You have to get out of second gear sometime…….

That bike belongs in the desert opened up .. or climbing a hill you look at and say naaa.

Kawa really knew how to make big ugly bikes back in them "Ice Ice Baby!" days. But their 500 engine was awesome - and sounds likewise.

A dream bike

I had a Kawasaki 500 once upon a time. It had power to boot. Hit the throttle and lean and it turned like a jack rabbit does. But it would leak coolant always. Never could ever get it to not leak coolant. So i. Sold it. Bad mistake. It was a fun bike to ride. Leaking coolant in the desert around Phoenix just didn’t work out to well. Oh well it was fun anyway. It was easy to lift the front end on it if you got really good traction. In fact you had to work to keep it planted ha,ha.

Bert & I Ron!

2 strokes should be allowed in pro races

We were MEN when we were Kids !!

Tom Morgan is a common thief!